specimen

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Cardillo said he and his colleagues use generative AI to review specimens, but that they do so only as a second pair of eyes after already coming up with their own diagnoses.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their findings suggest the specimen may not belong to any known human ancestor species and could represent an entirely new one.

From Science Daily

First, they compared multiple traits in these bones with those of both living species and fossil specimens.

From Science Daily

"These provide a digital record of the specimen which we've shared online so that they can be studied by anyone, not just people who can come to the museum and use our microscopes."

From Science Daily

Some were uncovered during modern fieldwork in remote regions, while others came to light after researchers reexamined specimens that had been stored in Museum collections for decades.

From Science Daily